Allegory In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

The Descent of Evil “If only they could send us something grownup.” This quote stated by Ralph is just one example of symbolism that weaves into William Golding’s allegorical layers. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding gives characters and objects something to symbolize and wants readers to identify them. The purpose of identifying them is to place them under the three allegorical lenses: The mind (Id, Ego, Superego), society (Civil and Savage), and parallels to Christianity; by doing this it is easy to understand the novel more and understand Golding’s main lessons. One peculiar character that is laborious to place into the allegorical lenses was the Parachutist. The reason behind this, is the fact that he doesn’t clearly or easily fit into one because he is rarely talked about symbolically. However it is still possible to place him under all three layers.
Firstly, the parachutist represents man's self-destruction and manifestation of evil on the island. Since he is from the world of civilization, the expectation would be that he represents what is good about it. He, however, represents everything that is bad about

The boys fear a beast that is mythical in nature, yet the discovery of the corpse puts their fears in a physical form. Previously, the beast was not a fleshed out figure to the boys. Whatever fears each boy might have had created their own personal idea of what the beast was. Because the parachutist obviously experienced a violent and tragic death it also is symbolic of what the boys fear most. The corpse is symbolic of the rotting away of ego and superego and order on the island. Because of the parachutists symbolic reputation of the beast and breaking democracy, he falls under the Id, a savage like instinct in our mind that wants what it wants no matter what. The beast is always Id or in this case for the children the parachutist is the Id and manifests the evil in